Dentists stabs wife 40 times, kept dead body in lap for 3 hours

MUMBAI: A 40-year-old dentist was arrested on Sunday morning for allegedly stabbing his wife to death. The accused stabbed his wife 40 times The accused, Dr Umesh Bobale, and his wife, Tanuja (38), had a fight which led to the murder, said the police, adding that their four-year-old son was sleeping in another room at that time.

Umesh remained with the body for around three hours in his third-floor flat located at Kohinoor Towers in Shivaji Park before informing the police of his crime. The police said that the couple fought often. “Around 7am on Sunday, Umesh had an argument with his wife. That’s when he stabbed her with a kitchen knife. He informed the control room around 9am,” said a police officer.

The police took Tanuja to hospital where she was declared ‘brought dead’. Umesh, who has his clinic at Jogeshwari, has been booked for murder. The police said that the motive of the crime is yet to be established.